September brings us to the first signs of fall, chilly mornings with spotty frost here and there, the foliage has started showing its brilliant color's and my all time favorite the Concord Grape with its robust smell, blue in color, tells me they are ready to be picked to make in to jelly/jam. This year my daughter and I were blessed to have my sister-in-law and her precious daughters help. There is nothing more fun then making things with others.
the grape vine heavy with Concord
Grapes
Jo-Lynn filling her basket
it takes about 4 pounds of grapes to make a batch of jam
Eliza and my daughter pressing the grapes though the berry strainer
even little Sylvia is able to help
we followed the Sure-Jell cooked recipe on the boxes
after making jam/jelly fill hot jars 3/4 full screw on covers tight and stand up side down over night to seal
we like to cut circle out of scrap material, tying them on the lids for that simply country look
with some of our home made bread that we have toasted and our Concord Grape jelly we just made, makes a delicious breakfast.